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HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY, MAYU IWATANI
15 years of undeniable greatness. 15 years of "The Icon."
- Reigning GHC Women's Champion
- Reigning Marigold Superfly Champion
- 2x World of Stardom Champion
- Longest Reigning IWGP Women's Champion
- 2x Wonder of Stardom Champion
- First-Ever To Hold World & Wonder of Stardom Titles at Same Time
- 2x Cinderella Tournament Winner
- 2018 5STAR Grand Prix Winner
- High-Speed Champion
- 5x Artist of Stardom Champion
- 2x Goddesses of Stardom Champion
- SWA Undisputed World Women's Champion
- ROH Women of Honor World Champion
- STARDOM Grand Slam Winner
It's officially January 23 in Japan, marking the official 15th Anniversary of Mayu. She debuted on STARDOM's first-ever show, Birth of Nova, doing so in a losing effort to Arisa Hoshiki. And it took a long time to get that first win, but she's certainly made up for it ever since.
It's been a career that only so few can imagine, let alone someone who has gone through all the ups and downs imaginable in the early years to get here.
To know her story -- from before her career even began and her early days of training all the way to now -- is to witness the unfolding of a truly incredible person's story. She is the definition of a success story and has become not just the greatest of her generation but so much more.
So many unforgettable moments, both serious, top-of-the-line wrestling ones, and the funniest, most random ones that you'll never forget. Mayu has always been 100% herself in the ring and outside of it, making her as authentic as we can get in a pro wrestling world.
Her matches with Io, Takumi, Utami, Syuri, Tam, Momo, Kagetsu, KAIRI, and so many others will stand the test of time. It's what the greatest all do. And she, without a doubt, is the greatest of all time in my mind.
No Joshi wrestlers can say they've been able to represent both NJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH as a champion, well, until Mayu Iwatani.
